At its meeting today, Chemnitz City Council approved the construction of a new tram line towards Zeisigwald. This includes the subsequent project phases, the construction of the project and the conclusion of a corresponding planning, construction and financing agreement with the partners involved: Chemnitzer Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft (CVAG), Zweckverband Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen (ZVMS), Verkehrsverbund Mittelsachsen GmbH (VMS) and Entsorgungsbetrieb der Stadt Chemnitz (ESC). CVAG is leading the project.
The new tram line to Zeisigwald is approximately 3.4 kilometres long and is intended to replace bus route 51 – one of the busiest bus routes in the whole of Chemnitz. The tram route will mainly follow the existing road network via Straße der Nationen – Wilhelm-Külz-Platz – August-Bebel-Straße – Thomas-Mann-Platz – Palmstraße – Heinrich-Schütz-Straße – Zeisigwaldstraße. The section from Heinrich-Zille-Straße to Thomas-Mann-Platz forms part of the Chemnitz Model. The new tram route ends at the existing bus turning loop on the edge of the Zeisigwald. It serves the densely populated district of Sonnenberg and connects structurally significant facilities such as the Sachsen-Allee and Planitzwiese shopping centres, the stadium on Gellertstraße, the Terra Nova Campus and the Zeisigwaldkliniken Bethanien.
The track bed will be constructed predominantly at road level. The track and catenary systems will be completely rebuilt, and the entire road cross-section along the route will be upgraded, including modern pedestrian and cycle facilities.
All utility and waste disposal networks in the underground road space will be renewed and restructured. In addition, at Straße der Nationen, near Heinrich-Zille-Straße, the connection to the main station will be extended to form a track triangle, and on Dresdner Straße, the depot of the Central Saxony Transport Association (VMS) will be connected.
The construction costs for this new section are expected to amount to around 180 million euros, of which, according to current information, around 5 million euros are to be financed by the City of Chemnitz. Based on the current progress of the work, the planning approval process is expected to be completed in December 2028 at the earliest. The construction itself has not yet been given a definitive schedule, but is expected to take four years. The first trams are therefore expected to be running in 2033.
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